Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Open Two Boxes of 2016-17 Aficionado Basketball

It's something of a national collecting holiday every year when Panini America's National Treasures Football releases -- and that's certainly the case today. But there's another new product likely getting its fair share of acclaim across the hobby today: Panini America's 2016-17 Aficionado Basketball. The all-new release provides a unique busting experience brimming with unique, horizontally oriented base cards and…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2016-17 Aficionado Basketball (100+ Pics)

Panini America's never-been-done before Aficionado Basketball brand takes its lead, at least aesthetically, from 1996 Aficionado Baseball, a product from a proud collecting era that made a name for itself with just one solitary release. Fast forward more than 20 years and Panini America's Basketball Product Development Team is preparing to introduce NBA collectors to the Aficionado experience with Friday's…

Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2016-17 Aficionado Basketball (Gallery)

Panini America is breaking out a proud name from collecting's past and bringing it to basketball for the first time, providing hoops fans and hobbyists with the chance at a proper introduction to the uniqueness of the Aficionado brand. A baseball-only release that burst onto the scene with a one-season run in 1996, Aficionado stood out on the strength of…